World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a brand-new guide that aims to assist businesses and intellect...
WIPO member states today approved a new Treaty that will make it easier, faster and more affordable for designers the wo...
Global patenting activity reached new heights in 2023 as applications surpassed 3.5 million for the first time, marking ...
Any business that handles information from European citizens is affected by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR...
INPI improves the industrial design examination procedure: On 1 August 2024, Brazil's National Institute of Industrial P...
The law affecting pharmaceutical patents continues to evolve in a number of important respects. The Full Court of the Fe...
In July 2024, El Salvador's Legislative Assembly approved a new intellectual property law to replace the 1993 law. The n...
Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to recognise the significance of intellectual property (IP)...
This document sets out a three-year strategic plan for WIPO in the field of standard essential patents (SEPs). The strat...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a new area of human development. Currently, the fast development of AI around the globe ...
Science and technology clusters are established through the analysis of patent-filing activity and scientific article pu...
Sustainable development is a significant focus globally and intellectual property (IP) offices have a particular role to...
This annual report for Technology and Innovation Support Centers (TISCs) and Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) highligh...
The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)'s 2021−2022 Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on June 13, 2023. T...
The panel of experts have urged, social media companies to help prevent this human rights abuse as they feel they can do...
2022 was a record year for WIPO’s alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services. Trademark owners in 2022 filed 5,764 c...
Women and IP Accelerating innovation and creativity For generations, women have shaped our world with their ingenuity an...
The World Trade Organization recently agreed to suspend patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines. The trade body is now ...
On April 7, WIPO released WorldIntellectual Property Report, reviewing the characteristics of thedevelopment of science ...
Despite the coronavirus pandemic – and in several instances, because of it – there have been a lot of important develo...
On November 15, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (RCEP) was officially signed. The member state...
The internet is the main battlefield for copyright protection in China because of the large number of users, rich applic...
The 2019 edition of WIPO’s World Intellectual Property Report analyzed millions of patent and scientific publication re...
Top legal minds and industry captains from over 130 countries and regions attend event. The 2019 China International Fai...
Every April 26, we celebrate World Intellectual Property Day to learn about the role that intellectual property (IP) rig...
Patent applications increased by around 6 percent while trademark filings almost surpassed 12.5 million, according to a ...
The second edition of the CIC Protocol was released earlier this year, replacing the original version produced in 2013. ...
Everybody is talking about blockchain as a disrupter in the banking and finance industries, but this emerging technology...
Three industries – banking and finance, fashion, and internet and IT – accounted for nearly one-third of all cybersqua...
The World Health Organization has released a report on the role of intellectual property in local production of medicine...